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2012: The Buddhist View of the End of the World

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If the world is going to end soon-- work diligently toward awakening during the remaining time. If the world is not going to end soon-- work diligently toward awakening in YOUR remaining time. Awakened mind transcends death, whenever and however it might come. Now don't worry... lots to do! ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ ""Wenn die Welt bald untergeht-- arbeite während der verbleibenden Zeit gewissenhaft für das Erwachen. Wenn die Welt nicht bald untergeht-- arbeite während DEINER verbleibenden Zeit gewissenhaft für das Erwachen. Der erwachte Geist geht über den Tod hinaus, egal wann und wie dieser eintritt. Also mach Dir keine Sorgen es gibt viel zu tun!" -Domo Geshe Rinpoche---"

The End of The World: Smithereens!

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Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life by Shantideva chapter 1 verse14a. "Just like the fire at the end of an age, it instantly consumes all great evil." History books don’t mention the fire at the end of a great age, do they? Perhaps the book burned up. Nothing survives, nothing survives. You might think, “If there was just one man and one woman left, they could repopulate the whole world again, like Adam and Eve. We could hide them in a little cave under ground, and when it was safe they could begin again.” This is a version of the story of Noah’s Ark. When Tibetans heard this story, we thought that this was a memory of the great destruction and beginning. At the end of a minor age will be destruction by fire, water and wind. At the end of a great age, there will be the bursting of a planet, the entire planet would disappear. Is that scary for you? Student: No. Rinpoche: Alright, then I’m going on. Worlds have disappeared before. From physics and astronomy, we already und...